[ Oh, but Nico is on him before that "wait" even leaves his lips. The vampire catches him by the arms to pin him down, and even with only part of his strength returned, his grip is bruising.
There isn't much preamble, Nico simply ducks his head down, mouth agape, one fang scoring an angry red line across skin as he goes in for the bite—
And then, quite abruptly, he goes still. ]
I won't... [ Breathed out. His voice sounds so small and shaky. ] I will not take another life like this. I can't.
[ He pulls back like he's been burned. ] Please go. As fast as your feet can carry you.
[ Kalim realizes he's free once Nico starts speaking, fear wracking his body in the form of terrified shivers. Once he recognizes what's happened, it's instinctual for him to clamber up, putting distance between them.
There are two warring sides-- the side that wants to reassure Nico. Make sure he knows he isn't mad and isn't scared.
And then the side that is very much terrified, reacting to traumas both remembered and buried deep within his psyche. He has to catch his breath, but he hasn't stopped backing away. ]
I'm sorry...
[ he manages, the strangled words all he can get out to really get at his thoughts-- before he bolts, as fast as he can manage, to the closest safety he can find. ]
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There isn't much preamble, Nico simply ducks his head down, mouth agape, one fang scoring an angry red line across skin as he goes in for the bite—
And then, quite abruptly, he goes still. ]
I won't... [ Breathed out. His voice sounds so small and shaky. ] I will not take another life like this. I can't.
[ He pulls back like he's been burned. ] Please go. As fast as your feet can carry you.
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There are two warring sides-- the side that wants to reassure Nico. Make sure he knows he isn't mad and isn't scared.
And then the side that is very much terrified, reacting to traumas both remembered and buried deep within his psyche. He has to catch his breath, but he hasn't stopped backing away. ]
I'm sorry...
[ he manages, the strangled words all he can get out to really get at his thoughts-- before he bolts, as fast as he can manage, to the closest safety he can find. ]